French Revolution (2016-2021)

Q1a) Why was the Estates General divided in 1789? (10)

b) ‘The Directory governed France well’. How far do you agree? (20)
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Q1a)Why did the French revolutionaries between 1789 and 1795 find it
hard to agree on what kind of government they wanted?
b) ‘Napoleon’s domestic policies brought great benefits to France’. How
far do you agree?
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Q1a) Why did the execution of the King fail to end political instability in
France? (10)
b) ‘A popular dictator’. Assess this view of Napoleon. (20)
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Q1a) Why was Napoleon able to overthrow the Directory? (10)
b) ‘Louis XVI was responsible for the political instability of 1789 to
1792’. How far do you agree? (20)
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Q1a) Why was Napoleon interested in domestic reform? (10)
b) ‘Division amongst the revolutionaries was the main cause of
political instability in France between 1789 and 1795.’ How far do you
agree? (20)
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Q1a)Why did the working-class people in Paris play such an important
part in the Revolution? (10)
b) ‘Napoleon had the support of the army’. How far does this explain
the success of Brumaire coup de’tat of 1799? (20)
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Q1a) Why did Louis XVI oppose the demands for reform in 1789? (10)
b) ‘The counter-revolutionaries failed through poor leadership.’ How far
do you agree? (20)
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Q1a) Why did a counter-revolutionary movement emerge after 1789?
(10)
b) To what extent did foreign wars affect the course of the French
Revolution prior to 1799? (20)
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Q1a)Why were political clubs, such as the Jacobins set up during the
Revolution? (10)
b) ‘Effective propaganda was the main reason why Napoleon remained
in power for so long? How far do you agree? (20)
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Q1a) Why was the Brumaire coup de’tat successful? (10)
b) To what extent were the French government and society reformed
by the end of 1791? (20)
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Q1a) Why was the tennis court oath taken?(10)
b) Analyse the reasons why Napoleon was popular with the French
people? (20)
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Q1a) Why was the National Assembly formed?(10)
b) Assess the reasons why Napoleon was able to bring stability to
France? (20)
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Q1a)Why did the Terror come to an end in 1794? (10)
b) ‘The aims of the Revolution had been achieved by the end of
1791’. How far do you agree? (20)
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Q1a) Why did the Directory survive for four years? (10)
b) To what extent was lower-class unrest the driving force of the
Revolution from 1789 to 1784? (20)
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Q1a) Why did Napoleon face so little opposition in his rule in France?
(10)
b) ‘The Directory successfully restored order to France.’ How far do you
agree? (20)
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Q1a) Why was there increasing hostility towards the King from 1789 to
1793? (10)
b) To what extent did Napoleon’s reforms maintain the principles of the
Revolution? (20)
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Q1a) Why was there increasing hostility towards the King from 1789 to
1793? (10)
b) To what extent did Napoleon’s reforms maintain the principles of the
Revolution? (20)
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Q1a)Why was Louis XVI unwilling to accept a constitutional monarchy?
(10)
b) To what extent was Napoleon a dictator? (20)
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Q1a) Why was a Republic created in 1792? (10)
b) To what extent was maintaining order Napoleon’s principal domestic
aim? (20)
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Q1a)Why was Napoleon popular with the French people? (10)
b) ‘Social and economic factors provide the best explanation for
government instability between 1789 and 1795.’ How far do you agree?
(20)
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Q1a)Why was there a ‘terror’ in France between 1792 and 1794? (10)
b) ‘An enlightened dictator.’ Assess this view of Napoleon. (20)
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Q1a)Why did the Jacobins fail to retain the power? (10)
b) ‘The failings of the Directory explain Napoleon’s rise to power.’ How
far do you agree? (20)
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Q1a)Why was the code Napoleon introduced? (10)
b) Assess the reasons why France was no longer a constitutional
monarchy by 1793? (20)
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Q1a) Why did the aims of the French revolutionaries change in the
period from 1789 to 1793? (10)
b) ‘Napoleon remained in power because he was not a revolutionary.’
How far do you agree? (20)
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Q1a)Why was the Estates General called in 1789? (10)
b) ‘A great reformer.’ How far do you agree with this view of Napoleon?
(20)
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Q1a)Explain why there were many coups in France between 1795 and
1799? (10)
b) ‘Hunger was the main cause of political instability between 1789 and
1795.’ How far do you agree? (20)
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Q1a)Why did the flight to Varennes provoke such a strong reaction?
(10)
b) ‘Bringing stability to France was Napoleon’s greatest domestic
achievement.’ How far do you agree? (20)
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Q1a) Why was Napoleon able to become First Consul? (10)
b) To what extent were Robespierre and the Jacobins responsible for
the political instability in France between 1789 and 1795? (20)
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Q1a)Why did the Jacobins oppose Louis XVI? (10)
b) To what extent did the Directory ‘abandon the revolution’ (20)
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Q1a)Why was the Directory established in 1795? (10)
b) ‘It was caused by taxes’. How far do you agree with this view of the
French Revolution? (20)
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